The merry lilt with which he had invested the jingle was at variance with the dejection that came into his face as he finished . He had drawn no smile from Ruth . She was looking at him in an earnest and troubled way .
Веселая мелодия, которой он придал этот звон, контрастировала с унынием, отразившимся на его лице, когда он закончил. Он не вызвал улыбки у Рут. Она смотрела на него серьезно и обеспокоенно.